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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,311 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

61% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,311 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Aug 15, 2021

English Teacher

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great teaching framework - supporting colleagues and managers - a lot of opportunities for CPD - perfect environment for professional growth - feeling of working for an international company of high standards and working ethic

Cons

- late working hours can be scheduled during the first year - teacher's room could have been bigger - a teacher can't always choose a preferred teaching level

2.0
Jul 30, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Goof offer in Annual leave, off days and working hours, kinda chill compare to other office

Cons

Bad management, changing policy all the time, a lot last minute information towards customer and cause lots of complaints

3.0
Jul 29, 2021

Good work life balance for Non Teachers

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good work life balance -Management is open to suggestions

Cons

- Too much leadership change - pay package is lesser than market for almost all roles

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